Read the full post on The Science of Running. Leibig’s Law of the Minimum states that “growth is dictated not by total resources available, but by the scarcest resource.” In this episode…
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Episode 145: Amazing Workouts, Awful Races
Read the full post on The Science of Running. How many times have you had an athlete who has fantastic workouts, yet when it comes to race day, it’s like a different…
Episode 144: How to Deal with Failure
Read the full post on The Science of Running. How do you handle failure? Do you freak out, let your anger get the best of you, or wallow in despair? Failure is…
The Foundation of Performance
Read the full post on The Science of Running. People think that when it comes to running faster or performing better, it’s about the workouts. How far did you run; how much…
Episode 143: Training and Racing in Heat and Humidity
Read the full post on The Science of Running. How do you survive heat and humidity? In this week’s episode, we delve into the science and practice of training in hot and…
Episode 142: Coaching an Olympic Medalist- A conversation with coach Danny Mackey
Read the full post on The Science of Running. In this episode, we welcome coach Danny Mackey to the show to discuss the training and preparation of Olympic Bronze medalist Josh Kerr….
Episode 141: The Science of Warm-Ups and Cool Downs
Read the full post on The Science of Running. Warming up should be simple. Go jog around for a bit, do some drills and strides and you’re ready to go. In this…
Episode 140: The Power of Reflection- Looking back at dumb stuff we used to do.
Read the full post on The Science of Running. We are taking a trip back into the time machine. It’s time to look back at training and coaching that we used to…
A case for Eliud Kipchoge as the GOAT… in any sport.
Read the full post on The Science of Running. Following Kipchoge’s Olympic marathon win I tweeted that I thought Kipchoge could now stake a claim to the best in any sport. Am…
Episode 139: Why a perfectionist mindset is holding you and your athletes back.
Read the full post on The Science of Running. In this week’s episode we dive into how our striving to get better, to perfect every single thing may actually be holding us…
Episode 138: Big Meet Readiness- Preparing to Perform
Read the full post on The Science of Running. How do you get prepared for the big meet? It’s not only about physical preparedness, but also your mental and decision making framework….
Episode 137: Fatigue and the Bear Jumping On Your Back
Read the full post on The Science of Running. We’ve all been there before. The bear jumps on our back in the final 200 meters. Our legs turn to lead and cease…
Episode 136: Hitting the Wall- Navigating Fatigue in Longer Races
Read the full post on The Science of Running. Hitting the wall is a dreaded experience in the marathon. Your body runs out of energy and you feel like you are fighting…
Episode 135: Performance Turnaround- How to Get Your Racing Back on Track
Read the full post on The Science of Running. What do we do when it’s all going wrong? When an athlete seems to be headed in the wrong direction? In this weeks…
Episode 134: Improving is Really Hard!
Read the full post on The Science of Running. In our early days or running, improvement comes easy! A little bit of training and our performance improves. We get fooled into thinking…
Episode 133: Track and Field: A Multibillion Dollar Sleeping Giant
Read the full post on The Science of Running. It’s time for a state of the sport check-in. In this episode, Jon and Steve take on the sleeping giant that is the…